Minarik'$ Ball

If you happen to be in the Rochester area Saturday with a tux or fancy dress in hand, you could squeeze in among the 3,500 people expected to attend state GOP Chairman Steve Minarik’s annual fundraising gala.

The black-tie event at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center (Minarik is also the Monroe County GOP chairman, which explains the location) is expected to raise in excess of $1 million.Â

Cost: $300 a ticket, $3,000 a table, $6,000 to sponsor,Â $10,000 for a private dinner.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, whom Minarik is backingÂ as the GOP candidate for governor,Â is expected to attend. SoÂ are former Westchester County DA-turned-AG candidate Jeanine Pirro and former Yonkers Mayor John Spencer, U.S. Senate candidate.Â